Irrigating apparatus.



D. C. ABBOTT. IHRIGATING APPARATUS. APPLICATION FILED Mmm?. 1911.

Patented 1101.18, 1919.

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D. C. ABBOTT.

IRRIGATING APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 27. ISI?.

Patented Feb. 18, 1919.

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DIEWIT C. ABBOTT, 0F AUGUSTA, KANSAS.

IRRIGATING APPARATUS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 18, 1919.

Application filed March 27, 1917. Serial No. 157,748.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, DEWIT C. ABBOTT, a citizen of the United States, residing at Augusta, in the county of Butler and State of Kansas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Irrigating Apparatus, of which the following is a specication, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings. 1

The invention relates to improvements in' an irrigating apparatus.

It is an object of the invention to provide an apparatus of this character carrying a discharging nozzle capable of a relatively great adjustment to permit the surface of various areas to be sprinkled ina constant and steady manner. In carrying out the invention I preferably employ a supply tank forthe water that is adapted to always be filled to a givenlevel, the `said tank com! municating Lwith the discharge nozzle by means of a series of telescopingpipes, which will permit the discharge nozzle to be moved toward or from the tank to sprinkle different portions of the ground at the will of the Y operator.

y The invention also embraces a simple and efficient means for rapidly adjusting the position of thesprayingnozzle relative to the supply tank, comprising an endless conveyerv stationed at a given point and having a connection with the outermost of the pipe sections whereby this section and the nozzle are moved back and forth by the conveyer, it of course being understood that the conveyer may be actuated by a source of motive power or manually, as desired.

A still further object of the invention'is to provide automatic reversing means for the belt to rapidly move the nozzle back and forth over the ground whereby the surface of the ground is sprayed in a rapid and effective manner. t

In the accompanying drawings I have illustrated the preferred embodiment of my invention, but it will, of course, be understood that various changes in the construction and arrangement of parts may be made without departing from thespirit of the appended claims. Y

In the drawings,

Figure 1 is a side elevation, portions being shown in section; Y

Fig. 2 is a forward end view;

Fig. 3 a top view, portions being shown in section;

Fig. 4 is a top view of the track and immediately associated parts; and

Fig. 5 is a detail sectional view of portions of the reversing mechanism.

Referring now more particularly to the drawings wherein like reference characters indicate corresponding parts, the numeral 1 designates a supply tank of any convenient size and construction and suitably supported upon the standards 2. The tank is filled with water by any suitable means, but preferably is located adjacent an irrigating channel or any other source of supply, and water is conveyed thereto by a plurality of buckets 3 carried by the endless bolt a passing around the supporting wheels 6 arranged at each end of an inclined frame 7. The frame is supported by the standards 5 and occupies the inclined position as disclosed in Fig. 1 of the drawings. The buckets during their opera tion pass through the irrigating channel or other source of supply and thence carry the water to the tank discharging the same through the open upper end thereof. The conveyer carrying the multitude of buckets may be driven by a motor or manually, and as this forms no part of the present invention, a specific driving means is not disclosed,

.it being understood that the water is always maintained at a given level in the tank, so that the spraying nozzle to be presently described will always discharge constant and steady streams.

Extending from the tank 1 is a pipe 8 of any construction desirable and having its inner end located well within the interior of the tank, the outer end of the pipe terminating a short distance in front of the tank and receiving a pipe 9 of a diameter less than the pipe 8. rlhe pipe 9 in turn receives a third pipe 10 carrying at its outer end a discharge nozzle, and the pipes 8, 9 and 10 are all adapted to telescope, so that the nozzle is permitted to move to different positions relative to the discharge tank 1. For the purpose of illustration, and not for limitation, I have shown the apparatus as embodying three telescopic pipes, but it will be apparent that any number of pipes may be used in keeping with the conditions encountered.

The spray nozzle 11 carried bythe pipe 1G .description thereof is necessary.

extends beyond each side of the pipe, being of arrelatively great width and perforated in its underface With a series of rows of apertures of different sizes to discharge the Water from the tank insmall ljet-likestreams upon the surface of the land over which the same is disposed. To controlthe discharge of Water through the apertures a rotary valve. 411of.- segmenal formationy is disposed Within the nozzle and isadapted .tobeactuated by the handle 12 so as toleave any ione of the-rows. of the discharging' :apertures exposed at a single time, or to permit'all of theseapertures to be. opened simultaneously if the surface4 ofthe landisrelatively dry .and needs considerable Watering. vThe valve 11 is of the conventional type and no detail As the nozzleiisrelatively wide .andfheavy, .some means is required to support the same-without placing .undue strain upon the pipesections, .anditothis end a relatively rigid dii .agonalsupport 12 is .disposed upon the outer` pipe seotionand connected. at itsLup- .perendtothe cross arm 13 l.extend-ingat right anglesto thenozzle to ,whichaplur'alitybf supporting elements .13 .are .at-

taclied, these. supporting elements lin `turn being I'fastened to thenozzle 11 .at various points.

"To prevent leakage. between .the various .pipefsections butat the saine time. permitting affree .telescopic .action therebetween .and Ielin'fiinating; all binding, suitable packing rings 15 are arranged aroundeach,` pipe, ,and surroundingthese. rings are metallic lcollars 14 .adjustablymounted. so as tocom- .press the `.pack-ing `rings into engagement vvithithe ,ends .of the .pipe sections .and

Vagainst thesurface of. the said pipe sections. To-` retain ,the collars in theiradjustedpositions,\hook`.bolts 15 are l provided l .passing throughiapertures in the upturned-flanges 1'6.of each pipeL and having threaded Vends receivingthe Vtightening nuts .17 for compressing and retaining the packing rings in their proper positions. The end yof the' pipe 8 is l`formed to receivea.slidevalveln controlling .theadmission ,of `the Water from. the tank tothe 4discharge nozzle, and this valve is aotuatedvbyatlie cord 17 extending from Vthe tank andraccessible from lthe .upper end thereof.

',lovmove the spraying nozzle. 11 back. and

forthltoward-the Water tank 1, acarriage l15is employed having Wheelsf16,-thereon f ridingv upon the track members18 stationed aslight distance from the groundand. supported' bythe Isupports .18. `an endless operating b elt19l being positioned between -the track memberslfSland passing around pulleys 52()- andl20- ,carried by. `the vsli afts,-21` supported bythetrackfranie 18 The. carriage 152. has

arranged thereon the upright 22 `fastened to .thefoutermostpipesection 10 .at alpoint i1nmediatelybelow the bracing rod 12 to pro- :Vide a connection :betvveensaidffpipe:section andthe carriage. The carriage 152 is secured to the endless belt by the connecting ymeniber 23 so' that the same is movable with the belt and it Will, therefore, be seen that as the belt moves back and forth around its supporting pulleys 20 and 20, the telescopic pipe sections secured to the carniagell5will be alternately moved back and forth during a corresponding movement of the 'belt and will cause thetelescopingand extending of the various pipesections 18, 9.and101sozas to permit the spraying nozzlei lltoipass :back

andforth over. the land. .The belt is,.p.1o

of. movement .of ,ther belt,` and Correspondingly reversing. the movement .off the `nozzle, the shaft 30 is', provided. yat itsf entera-end fwith a squared portion :31, the Abeveled--gear 29. being mounted onthe squared portiomof ,the shaft for a; sliding movement andicarrying on one side asquared.projectingaportion .31 extendin .a substantial. distancebeyond the faceoft e gear. -Thefgearis normally maintained in the position. disclosed Ei 5 by a coil spring 33 surroundin ,theqshat V30 and f.bearingagainstV the. sur ace, of the gear; 29. Thel .gear :27 is. rigidly,attachedl to the4 shaft 21 andthis gear tis Aalso .provided .xvithga forwardly .projecting socket, portion 34 adaptedlto receive ,the squaredlportionl of the igear 29 Whenthe-reversing gear 428V is .movedout -of contactvviththeigears 27.-,and

.29, providinga idirect .drivecfroml thesource of power tof, the pulley..20. and'rotating .the shaft V21 in .onedirection yThe reversing gear 28 is supported upon the-.shaft fpassingthrough ,anA aperture. in. `the yhousing 29', :and this gear .is4 shifted throughtheumed-ium .of thelever pivotedat STaandr extending to. al position .underlyingthe .belt .19. .Asfthe ,belt moves i in one.,direction, .ther-samee-.engages the innery end of` the levergdshifting the same .uponiits pivot andithrowing the reversing"v gear V28 intoy :mesh lwith the; gears 27. ,and 29,r thus separating thei squared. portion .31 .from the. socket `34e i. and'. drivingthe f.shaftf;21. through l.the gear.2,8, i imparting to .thel ,shaft :21. a rotation in. a @direction -`opposite to the rotation imparted-theretowhen the shaft 30 is directly. coupled therewith. After Vthe ,shifting of .this lever V,the belt moves the length of the.track, whereupon the other .tripmernber .22.=e1 igages Ithe', op-

posite side of the lever 36, moving the same and throwing the gear 28 out of mesh with the gears 27 and 29, this of course reversing the direction of travel of the belt. While I preferably employ the form of reversing gear just described, it will, of course, be understood that any other mechanism capable of performing the desired results may be used without departing from the invention.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new and desired to be secured by Letters Patent is 1. In an irrigating apparatus of the character described, an extensible supply pipe, a movable support near the outer end thereof, an elongated transversely disposed nozzle on vthe free end of the supply pipe substantially in the plane of the pipe and extending laterally beyond the opposite sides thereof, an upright disposed centrally of said nozzle, a brace extending from the same to the movable support of the supply pipe, and lateral supports extending from said upright and connected at points near the opposite outer ends of the nozzle to maintain the same in their suspended projecting positions.

2. An irrigating apparatus of the character described comprising an extensible supply pipe, a movable support for maintaining the same in a suspended position, an elongated transverse nozzle carried at the free end of said pipe and projecting laterally beyond the opposite sides thereof, a runway for said movable support enabling the same to be shifted to contract and extend the supply pipe to correspondingly change the position of the nozzle, a carrier secured to the support, means for operating the carrier, and automatic reversing mechanism therefor controlled by parts directly on and moving with the carrier.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aiiix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

DEWIT C. ABBOTT.

Witnesses:

G. W. NEALE, W. M. ABBOTT.

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